Tools for opening coconuts

Hey guys and girls!
The members of my realm and myself have been looking to add some people to our realm. We are a fairly small, and friendly, community with players that are moderately active, but want to bring up the activity in the realm. The following will help you determine if this realm is something that might be for you.
-The players are primarily 18+
-The realm is almost 3 years old.
-We DO welcome members of LGBTQ+ (I’m shocked this is something that should ever have to be specified on these)
-We are looking for long term players. This doesn’t mean having to come on every day but we’re trying to make the server prosper. We have had countless people join and say they are ready to commit time and effort only to never hear from them from that point onward, so please don't waste your time or ours. We do occasionally filter it out in order to not fill up empty space.
-Hermits are permitted, but we might try to eventually open you up to the community, it won’t be the first time we managed to do that. We will also need you to get on call to begin just to get a feel for you, and so that we can show you around.
-We ask you respect other people’s privacy, and the same will be provided to you.
-If in the end you feel our place is not for you, make it known to us. We do understand if the server is not to your liking, and would rather know that then wonder why you never came back.
-Like most realms, we do run a Discord server. It is a must to join for better communication. We also use it to occasionally play other games on some nights, which you are more than welcome to join, but of course there is no obligations. Also if nobody is on at the time, you can usually reach mods pretty easily through there if you do need help with something.
-We play with no coordinates. We currently have about 30 level 4 maps open, we open them gradually as updates come in so that you do not have travel an hour to get to a new update -- and ask that you stay within them.
-We do not do 1 night sleeps but we're typically very reliable for sleeping at the same time. If you need to stay awake throughout the night for something that you are working on, please make it clear to us and we will do our best to accommodate you.
-We run on an economy system, diamond is our primary currency, but we barter plenty too.
-Unless someone is trying to rip you off, for whatever reason, we highly recommend you to trade with someone so that currency circulates rather than getting swallowed up by the game.
-We have a mix of community projects, and our own little ventures. This will let you do your own thing but someone might invite you to do something if you want to tag along.
-We don’t do stealing, grieving, or pranking (harmless jokes are fine, but don’t go messing up someone’s hard work).
-We ask that you do not lag the server. If you want to build a heavy duty machine you are more than welcome to, but please make sure it has an on/off switch so that if it does mess with anybody’s loading time and you can keep it off for the time being.
If you have made it this far, and this is still appealing to you, feel free to comment, or let me know if you are about to DM me.
If you feel this is the right place for you, let's build some memories!
~Nobdes :)

Hello Everyone,
I have a lot of amazing people in my life, but not that many of them are in my geographical area of Washington DC.
I would ideally like to make a new local friend and meet up in person about once a month.
I'm a professional speechwriter, and a semi-professional improv comedian. I am a big fan of theater and comedy. I am a comic book nerd, and love Marvel, DC, and indie comics equally. My wife and I watch a lot of reality trash and murder mystery television.
I enjoy single-player videogames, and have all the major consoles. In particular I enjoy Hades, the Assassin's Creed series, Dishonored, Zelda BotW, and open world RPGs.
I am a progressive Democrat, and those values are important to me. I am happy to make new friends from anywhere on the Democratic spectrum, from Bernie to Biden to Bloomberg, but "centrists" and Republicans would not be a good fit for me.
I am a secular humanist, and have recently become licensed as a humanist wedding celebrant.
I am also the father to an amazing toddler. My wife and I are definitely interested in making friends with other local parents of young children, so if that applies to you, that would be an awesome bonus.
But whether you're a parent or not, if you've read this post and think we would get along then I hope you will reach out and maybe we can grab some coffee / soda and see if we vibe.
Thanks, Stephen

Looking for People to Join and Bring More Life to Our Realm! Long term only please :).
Hey guys and girls!
The members of my realm and myself have been looking to add some people to our realm. We are a fairly small, and friendly, community with players that are moderately active, but want to bring up the activity in the realm. The following will help you determine if this realm is something that might be for you.
-The players are primarily 18+
-The realm is almost 3 years old.
-We DO welcome members of LGBTQ+ (I’m shocked this is something that should ever have to be specified on these)
-We are looking for long term players. This doesn’t mean having to come on every day but we’re trying to make the server prosper. We have had countless people join and say they are ready to commit time and effort only to never hear from them from that point onward, so please don't waste your time or ours. We do occasionally filter it out in order to not fill up empty space.
-Hermits are permitted, but we might try to eventually open you up to the community, it won’t be the first time we managed to do that. We will also need you to get on call to begin just to get a feel for you, and so that we can show you around.
-We ask you respect other people’s privacy, and the same will be provided to you.
-If in the end you feel our place is not for you, make it known to us. We do understand if the server is not to your liking, and would rather know that then wonder why you never came back.
-Like most realms, we do run a Discord server. It is a must to join for better communication. We also use it to occasionally play other games on some nights, which you are more than welcome to join, but of course there is no obligations. Also if nobody is on at the time, you can usually reach mods pretty easily through there if you do need help with something.
-We play with no coordinates. We currently have about 30 level 4 maps open, we open them gradually as updates come in so that you do not have travel an hour to get to a new update -- and ask that you stay within them.
-We do not do 1 night sleeps but we're typically very reliable for sleeping at the same time. If you need to stay awake throughout the night for something that you are working on, please make it clear to us and we will do our best to accommodate you.
-We run on an economy system, diamond is our primary currency, but we barter plenty too.
-Unless someone is trying to rip you off, for whatever reason, we highly recommend you to trade with someone so that currency circulates rather than getting swallowed up by the game.
-We have a mix of community projects, and our own little ventures. This will let you do your own thing but someone might invite you to do something if you want to tag along.
-We don’t do stealing, grieving, or pranking (harmless jokes are fine, but don’t go messing up someone’s hard work).
-We ask that you do not lag the server. If you want to build a heavy duty machine you are more than welcome to, but please make sure it has an on/off switch so that if it does mess with anybody’s loading time and you can keep it off for the time being.
If you have made it this far, and this is still appealing to you, feel free to comment, or let me know if you are about to DM me.
If you feel this is the right place for you, let's build some memories!
~Nobdes :)

First time ios user.my dad bought iPhone 14. Default iOS translate app does not support my native language telugu but Google translate supports telugu. Whenever I use Siri it's opening ios translate app. I want to change it.
My dad doesn't speak English. So, whenever he sees English text in a app. He takes a screenshot, then saves it and then opens Google translate then opens camera icon and selects recent screen shot picture(which is a big process)
Can anyone help me in preparing a ios shortcut. When a screenshot is taken it automatically opens and translates in Google translate. Or when my dad clicks share icon Google translate should be one of the apps that pop up along with Instagram, Facebook,sms etc
Sorry for troubling you guys. I searched internet and youtube couldn't find a solution.

This will only be available for x64 systems! x86 is not supported as of right now. A guide for x86 systems will be coming later today (although that will only allow updates until July 2023)
With some workarounds, you can use Windows Server 2012 R2 updates on Windows 8.1. First of all, the Server 2012 R2 updates can just be kinda annoying, as when you search for "Windows Server 2012 R2 2023" on the Microsoft Update Catalog, you just get a bunch of Kaspersky and Printers, and there's over 1000 of these. It takes forever to find the actual updates, however it's easy to just hide the Kaspersky and Printers, however when you do install the Server 2012 R2 updates, unless it's a .NET framework update, it'll fail around 90% and revert changes. Turns out, you need to use a separate tool to allow the installation of the updates, however this tool is only available on MyDigitalLife which requires an account and doesn't let you use temp emails. So I downloaded this tool myself and I now have it linked here. I have all the updates linked as well, and whenever a new update comes out I will add it to this Google Drive. folder. I recommend checking every month or so for new updates that have been added.
Before installing any updates, run LiveOS-Setup.cmd in the folder BypassESU-Blue-v1_r as an administrator. If you don't do this, most updates will fail to install. I also highly recommend installing the 2 updates in the prerequisites folder (if you get an error when installing them, you most likely already have them installed.)
Link to the folder with the updates and the patch.

Welcome back, philosophers and antiquarians. I've neglected to mention, if you are participating in our Bingo challenge 2023, this book qualifies for nonfiction, Gutenberg, translation and discovery!
This section quotes extensively from Plato's work, among other famous Greeks, so I thought I would meditate a bit on the great debt that Rome owes to Athens. Everything from philosophy to warfare, from architecture to art, from religion to culture that occurred in Ancient Rome is largely based on and borrowed from Ancient Greece. It helped that the ruling class was taught mainly by Greek tutors. In addition, works like Virgil's Aeneas borrows heavily from Homeric tradition. Certainly, Plato, Socrates et al. influenced how Marcus Aurelius discusses things like ethics and politics and considers what it fundamentally "good". Interestingly enough, he also quotes from Epicurus, the founder of the rival philosophical movement, Epicureanism. Consider that the two movements actually have more in common, in terms of agreeing on basic principles than they do in divergent goals.
On to our discussion-again, if there is anything else you'd like to discuss, you are more than welcome to do so! Any quotes you find interesting or want to dive into further?
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Book 7

1. M. A. posits: "We shrink from change; yet is there anything that can come into being without it?" This strikes me as almost Buddhist in nature. How do you view this sentiment?
2. Another quote notes "When anyone offends against you, let your first thought be, Under what conception of good and ill was committed? Once you know that, astonishment and anger will give place to pity". Doesn't this strike you as another variety of "turn the other cheek", in terms of Christian ideas?
3. Any quotes stood out in this section? For me, "Dig within. there lies the well-spring of good: ever dig and it will ever flow", which hints that humanity is fundamentally good.

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Book 8

1. The opening is reminder to himself that he is incapable of calling himself a philosopher since philosophy is so far above him. Do you think that is true? Can we call Marcus Aurelius a philosopher?
   
2. M.A. notes "You have perhaps seen a severed hand or foot, or a head lying by itself apart from its body. that is the state to which a man is doing his best to reduce himself, when he refuses to accept what befalls him and breaks away from his fellow, or when he acts for selfish ends alone. Then you become an outcast from the unity of Nature; though born a part of it, you have cut yourself away with your own hand". One, clearly this is a way more violent society than ours. Two, even those who do so are able to return to Nature with changing their ideas. What do you think of this redemption?
   
3. Another quote that caught my eye: "I who have never willfully pained another, have no business to pain myself". Thoughts?
   

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Book 9

1. Let's discuss the opening section of Book 9: "Again, it is a sin to pursue pleasure as a good and to avoid pain as an evil. It is bound to result in complaints that Nature is unfair in her rewarding of vice and virtue; since it is the bad who are so often in enjoyment of pleasures and the means to obtain them, while pains and events that occasion pains descend up on the heads of the good". Do you agree on a philosophical basis?

Or are you more of an Epicurean: "
"When we say ... that pleasure is the end and aim, we do not mean the pleasures of the prodigal or the pleasures of sensuality, as we are understood to do by some through ignorance, prejudice or wilfull misrepresentation. By pleasure we mean the absence of pain in the body and of trouble in the soul. It is not by an unbroken succession of drinking bouts and of revelry, not by sexual lust, nor the enjoyment of fish and other delicacies of a luxurious table, which produce a pleasant life; it is sober reasoning, searching out the grounds of every choice and avoidance, and banishing those beliefs through which the greatest tumults take possession of the soul".
— Epicurus, "Letter to Menoeceus"[39]
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1. M. A. makes an argument to himself that reason should be the chief motivator: "Erase fancy; curb impulses; quench desire; let sovereign reason have the mastery". Do you agree? Or is the reason/feeling dialectic misleading?

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1. The ending passage in Book 9 discusses the role of annoying people and gives you a sense of M.A's court life back in Rome. He also writes " Once you have done a man a service, what more would you have? Is it not enough to have obeyed the laws of your own nature, without expecting to be paid for it? That is like the eye demanding a reward for seeing, or the feet for walking. It is for that very purpose that they exist; and they have their due in doing what they were created to do. Similarly, man is born for deeds of kindness; and when he has done a kindly action, or otherwise served the common welfare, he has done what he was made for, and has received his quittance". One, does it sound like his court was full of ungrateful people? Two, do you agree that a good action is its own reward? It strikes me as Kantian-or should Kant be described as Aurelian?

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Bonus Content:
A tongue-in-cheek on Epicurus. More about Plato's ideas.
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See you below for the discussion and, for our last session, we read Books 10-12 on April 8.
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Ok... so Acorns...

1. collect a bunch (easy if you find the trees)
2. shell them, 10min each
3. cook them (im not there yet)
4. grind them with heavy hammer
5. cook coffee

So, I get it, coffee is a powerful tool on interloper. One of the best things if you need to climb ropes and I hold my reserves dearly as its super valuable and can mean the difference between life and death if you need to reach shelter. However, I dont run around with a heavy hammer. So that means, I need to have a coffee base. Currently, I have only one hammer and its at the forge. Which is a place i will visit next anyway so I guess I just carry a bunch of acorns there. Its going to be an interesting tradeoff to find out how to manage that. It does make the hammer more valuable, its not enough for me to start carrying it around.
I already enjoy this mechanic and its implications, even if I just found my first bunch of Acorns.

I am here to discuss a new #startup / #saas that I have been building for the last 1.5 months, which is powered by #AI and will assist many #tech companies and developers.
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After conducting research and surveys, I found that this service can help programmers and companies resolve errors 60% faster than usual, allowing companies to provide updates and fix their bugs faster than ever.
The project is still under development, but I plan to release it for Open Beta Test in two months. I will share weekly updates on the project if people are interested.
I would also like to mention that I am open to receiving donations to support the project and accelerate its development. Every donor will receive privileges, such as access to the beta test before others, discounts on premium services, and priority in receiving and responding to feedback.

Hi all! Can you please share any recipes for high calorie (but tasty) baked goods for snacking? I'm not keen of peanut butter sadly but open to other kinds of nut butters in the recipes!
I like to eat for enjoyment and not just for the point of calorie intake so I'm trying to combine the two to help my gaining journey!

Please delete if not allowed. Thought this may be helpful as I am a half a pack cigarette smoker and was worried about my vacation which was booked prior to the cigarette ban.
I just got back from Cancun yesterday from a whole week trip. I stayed in the Costa Mujeres area which is about an hour north - mainly occupied by private beaches, not many vendors, and not much police activity compared to the hotel zone. However, I still had to go through the Cancun airport.
I brought four packs of sealed cigarettes in my checked luggage and one half empty one in my purse. I did bring vapes as well just in case, the actual vape was in my pocket with a filled pod and an extra empty pod hidden in my makeup bag in my purse. Also a full 50ml of vape juice in my toiletries bag in my checked luggage.
Once you pass immigration, there was a mandatory bag check station where they opened up my checked luggage, purse, and husband’s bookbag. They were respectful of my checked luggage as it was packed neatly and when he saw the four packs of cigarettes which I didn’t try to hide, he asked if I had any more. I told him I only have four, proceeded to lightly look through the bag and I was on my way out. I understand I could have been lucky with the officer checking my bag because there was a couple where the officer was even asking to check his phone. However, I traveled with another couple who had vapes and other contrabands and they had no issue.
After I left the airport, I saw a group of european tourists smoking. Not sure if there were any police around because I was on the other side of the taxi line where they were standing as I had booked a private transfer. I was craving a cigarette but did not get a chance as we were running late to meet our transport.
Once at the hotel, noone bothered me about smoking on my balcony. There weren’t the usual ash trays on the balcony but I made one out of a cup, tissues, and water. I left it out while they came to clean the room and although the balcony had obviously been cleaned, I didn’t hear anything from the front desk.
I didn’t see much smoking around the pool and the beach, or I only saw those who were careless and not worried about getting caught. There were no outdoor ash trays or smoker stations to be seen though. I just had my cigarette between me and hubby’s lounge chair while smoking and had no issues. Same with vape when there were kids around for the smell. Didn’t see much security either and the wait staff didn’t seem to care. I only saw military police enforcing it at the beach one day. They weren’t even thorough, just three officers walking up the beach, then gone.
I did go to isla mujeres. In the main downtown area, you see people walking the streets freely smoking. Some vendors were even selling cigars on the street although my understanding is that tobacco merchandise cannot be visible to the public. I rented a golf cart to drive around the island and had no problem smoking. Did see an occasional police vehicle and some spring breakers pulled over but I would spot them early and just get rid of it before I got too close.
At the resort store, they sell cigarettes. When a group of people asked where the designated smoking area was, they said no pool and no eating area. Beach is no problem.
Getting to the airport to depart, I saw a big jeep with military police outside. There were four people freely smoking, not even trying to hide it.
Obviously, my experience is different than some and I am in no way encouraging anyone to disobey foreign rules. Since the law went into effect mid January, maybe there isn’t enough enforcement right now as with any other law. I would probably bet that it would be strictly reinforced in downtown cancun or hotel zone area though. This has been the lengthiest reddit post I’ve written, but just trying to help fellow smokers enjoy their vacation. Hope it was helpful 😊

Jie had set Victoria and I up in adjoined rooms nice enough that I would have only bought them myself if I'd just finished the job of a lifetime. The main centrepiece of my room was a brilliant blue fish tank decorated with plants and colourful fish that my PA told me were from Africa on Earth.
They certainly knew how to flaunt their wealth on Station 26.
The window on the far wall of the room didn't look out over the main promenade of the Pent, nor did it look out into space; both of those would have been too convenient. Instead, it had a view of the 'Jewel of Station 26,' the rare mineral casino that had stood here through several regime changes and funded each of them.
Mining lithium on Station 26 was a fantastic way to make a fortune, which meant that the Station needed a reckless amount of ways to lose it.
On the ground below us, a series of cars and bikes constantly pulled into the Casino for what I imagined was the 'Evening' rush. Stations didn't sleep, and Station 26 certainly wasn't an exception to that rule, but evening and nightlife were still marketing terms.
Moving into the evening meant that I was expecting a knock soon; that would have been completely Jie's speed. Either that or it would be Tash banging on the door and telling me that we needed to go get drinks which was completely her speed, just in a different way.
It had been quiet in my room for a while. Victoria hadn't been able to sleep on the ship while worrying about the battery, so she'd gone to bed while I'd started pacing the second we arrived.
At least we were past the worst version of landing on Station 26; someone new being in power and considering me a friend of the old order.
Of course, it wasn't clear whether our current situation was better.
I ran my thumb over the edge of the unmarked credit chips in my pocket. I should have tried to offer the kid more, get him to fix the ship and get us off the Station before-
Before what? Before Tas- Natasha finished her elevator ride? She was on the way down before we'd stepped off the ship. Unless we'd come here in Victoria's ship, I would get clocked the second I landed with Gunboat Diplomat.
It may be time to get a new ship after all. I could afford it instead of a vacation with the payout from Victoria, or I'd have to repair the ship so many times that I couldn't afford anything other than replacement engines.
I gave up on brooding out the window and grabbed a chair and a datapad I'd brought from the ship to avoid using anything station-provided. I didn't need anyone having easy access to my search history or what I was scanning around the ship.
For now, I mostly just didn't need people knowing that I was looking up Fotuans, or at least trying to; Pasoné, as far as most of the web was concerned, had no relation to the Fotuan Meritocracy. I barely got a trillion results when I searched the name and most of the results related to a Daggeral celebrity from three centuries ago.
That tracked.
I placed the datapad down in my lap and sighed. Compared to other Empires, the Fotuan Meritocracy kept things under lock and key. Even if she was the only person in the entire Galaxy with that name, there might have been nothing about her on the web at all.
Fuck. Was I really going up against the Meritocracy? Dad would be proud.
"Anything yet?" Victoria asked as she opened the door from her room to mine. Combined, our pair of lavish rooms were almost offensive. She'd wrapped herself in a hotel-provided robe that was clearly cut for around six feet as opposed to nearly seven; the emerald colour was stark against her silver-white skin.
"Nobody's come for us yet, no."
"But they're going to?"
"Mhm."
Victoria sat down beside me and pushed her hair over to the shaved side, smoothing it once before crossing her legs on the seat. "I was thinking," she started leaving space for a sarcastic remark.
I declined.
"We should come up with a strategy for how to handle everything-"
"You were fine on the docks."
"Oh."
"Everyone here is going to expect that attitude from you so-"
"Everyone everywhere expects it," she corrected, "it's accurate."
"Mostly."
"Mostly?"
"You've chilled," I offered her a pointed look to communicate that the Victoria I'd met at the bar wasn't about to walk out to 'have a chat.'
"Pardon that."
"I wasn't complaining."
"It's unbecoming."
"It's better for our relationship," I added. There was a lot I was leaving out there, but it wasn't the best idea to spend time trying to spell out 'I actually enjoy your company when you're not being a prick' or 'it helps to not be babysitting a brat.'
We both knew. Firefights were great for keeping people attached.
"One thing about it. Downstairs that is."
"Yeah?"
"Just call me Kingston, don't call me by my last name."
"I thought that was a human thing."
"It is, but it's not an Ovishir one."
"But-"
"People he- The people who know me here are going to think it's weird if you call me by my last name," I explained, "it implies that we're really close. It's better if we keep everyone thinking that we're just arm's length from one another. Or at least try."
"Try?"
"They know me pretty well. I'll try, but people like Tash will be good at reading me. For example, she probably knows that I really don't want to be here."
"You know them that well?"
"Yeah."
"But you're not going to explain it?" she asked.
Down in front of the Casino, a massive, lumbering mining machine that had been repurposed with gold thundered up to the front walkway before opening to dispense a collection of passengers too far for me to clock.
"No. It's not my favourite topic."
"You have a lot of not favourite topics."
"You don't seem that keen to talk about your situation," I pointed out.
Victoria chuckled, "that's fair."
"I did a lot of work here with a lot of powerful people," I explained, "they're big fans, but I'm not that proud of it."
"Are you proud of a lot of your work?"
"Not much," I sighed, "I do the right thing sometimes but-"
"Sometimes you blow up a Mythellion Research station?"
"Yinde deserved that."
"Are you proud of it?"
"I'm neutral," I lied, "feel bad that I disappointed Musc."
Victoria wrinkled her nose and shifted in her chair. "I thought you were going to use the excuse that they were Yinde's bombs."
"Nah," was all I offered. Victoria had been forced to pull the trigger twice in her life, from what I understood, so I didn't want to explain the calculus of blame to her like my Mom had to for me. Sometimes it was you or them, and that was okay, but if you kept trying to shift the responsibility for the people you killed to the actions of others, you'd be able to explain away anything.
That responsibility, according to her, was the difference between people who shot first and people who shot when they didn't need to.
"I killed him. He would have killed us. I was better at it," I continued after a second longer, staring out the window at the crew still unloading parts from the mining vessel. "Tale old as time."
"Hm," was all that Victoria had to offer in response for the moment. If I let it linger too long, she would get trapped thinking about what she'd done on Mythellion.
"What about you?"
"What?"
"Proud of what you do?"' I asked.
Victoria offered me a quizzical look and then turned her attention back out the window. "I-" she bit her lip, "what I do- did, for the Meritocracy wa- is…"
She trailed off, but I understood the last part, 'well, I'm not doing it, so take a guess.'
"You're young," I cut in to give her an out, "you'll figure it out."
"Yeah," Victoria agreed in a way that meant 'hopefully.'
Someone pounded on the door.
I waved Victoria back to her side of the room, and she shut the door behind her before I opened mine.
Tash was at the door, still in a flight suit but missing the apron and grime that came with her work clothes. She still looked like she was one of the dock managers, just an off-duty one.
"Hey you," she greeted while trying to get a look around me to see if anyone else was in the room.
"Vic's in hers."
"Mind if I come in then?"
"Am I allowed to say no?"
There was a pause long enough that one of us should have cut in to break it.
"I'm not here for Jie," she finally said.
"Come on in."
Tash pushed past me before I was fully out of the way, ignoring the lavish decor to focus on the Nurse, which I'd left lying in the corner. She regarded it for a moment but never moved to grab it. "It's been a while since you invited me in."
"What's up?" I asked, closing the door behind us and dodging her attempts to bring up the past as soon as she was inside. Tash continued to stare at the Nurse instead of revealing whether that bothered her.
"Can't I just be coming in to check on a friend?"
"You can," I nodded, "but you aren't."
Tash clicked her tongue.
"What's up?"
"Just serendipity for me that you're here. Need someone for something, and I don't think I'd want anyone else on this station doing it."
"Nobody on the station?"
"You shouldn't trust people from Songlai," she pointed out, using the old nickname instead of anything formal.
"That includes you."
Tash sighed. "I'm aware."
"But?"
"But you and I have history."
We did. I wasn't sure if that helped her case.
"You think I enjoy asking you for help the second I get here?"
"No."
"Then why do you think I'm asking?"
"Because you know I'm good," I suggested.
"Desperate," she corrected, "I don't have many places to go."
"Burned a lot of bridges?" I asked. I knew the answer was yes, but it wasn't like Tash to admit that she was a serial arsonist.
"Working for Jie doesn't get you many fans these days."
"You work for Jie?"
"Everyone on Station works for Jie. Some of us just admit it," she finally turned away from the Nurse to turn back at me. Her eyes had a pleading sparkle, but I'd seen that weaponized before, "everyone else just pretends that their boss doesn't funnel money to Jie, or isn't part of some bullshit network that isn't technically working for her."
"Can't choose who your boss pays."
Tash glared at me but didn't argue against my point.
"What do you need?"
"You have to promise you'll do it if I tell you, can't have it getting out."
"Fuck that."
"Kingston…"
"No, you don't have that privilege."
"Kingson we're-"
"Natasha, you're a client," I cut her off and corrected her simultaneously, "and I have work right now, so I'm not about to drop everything for this."
Natasha looked away toward the window and sighed, running one hand through her hair. There were so many more scars than last time I'd seen her.
I went to open the door for her.
"You're right," she answered instead of moving, "you're right. Look, is there anything you need with the ship? What put that hole in it?"
"I can pay for repairs."
"What put the hole in it?"
There I was again, pressed up against the wall of giving information away that I didn't necessarily want to. That said, the good thing about Station 26 being an unregulated hell hole was its access to systems that might punch through their shields next time. After all, the radar cloaking that allowed us barely escape around Mythellion was from here. "Valikyria"
"What?"
"Fotuan Valikyria. That's what shot the ship."
Tash glanced over at the door to Victoria's room. "What the fuck does she have you doing that you're scrapping with Fotty tech?"
"I'm not discussing that."
"Valikyrias are serious shit."
"So I learned."
"Are you in over your head?"
That was a good question, but I was confident the answer was almost assuredly yes, "No."
She frowned, then nodded, "You get any hits in?"
"If I did, it didn't matter."
"Need firepower?"
"Can you offer something worth what you're asking?"
Natasha walked over to the window but didn't take the seat that I'd been using with Victoria. Instead, she stared out over the Casino. "We have some de-fib rounds on station right now. I can call people on some debts and get them to you."
"That's one hell of a favour."
"I did try to get you to agree without hearing what it was. Those should be enough, though, yeah?"
"I reserve the right to refuse."
"Dick."
"That's not being a dick," I corrected, "that's just not being as dumb as I used to be."
"I liked the old version."
"You would." I watched her reflection sneer at my comment. "Do you want to tell me or not?"
"Fine," she began, "but we have to do it tonight."

ups guy just dropped our installation box and router for our apartment. BUT Not only did we not receive the white router shown in their website claiming we were going to receive with our plan, but what we did receive was an old internet router and an device for my room that includes roku, infested in roaches. The router itself had lots of baby roaches attached to it, and the brown box it came in also had dead roaches at the bottom, and i kid you not, one live one crawled out as we opened the box. It’s disgusting!!! Bf talked to an agent and they will providing us with the white box we were supposed to get and replacing the other device. Will get shipped and we’re going to pick up at nearest location. And will be credited with 10$. The audacity though. You would expect someone to look at what they’re about to ship out.

// Import required libraries const puppeteer = require('puppeteer'); const { NlpManager } = require('node-nlp'); // Create a new NLP manager const manager = new NlpManager({ languages: ['en'] }); // Train NLP manager with some sample queries manager.addDocument('en', 'search for $term on the web', 'search'); manager.addDocument('en', 'find information about $term', 'search'); manager.addDocument('en', 'what is $term', 'search'); manager.train(); // Create a function to search the web and extract information async function searchWeb(term, engine = 'google') { // Define search URLs for different search engines const searchUrls = { google: https://www.google.com/search?q=${term}, bing: https://www.bing.com/search?q=${term}, duckduckgo: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=${term}, }; // Launch a new browser instance const browser = await puppeteer.launch(); // Open a new page const page = await browser.newPage(); // Navigate to the search page of the selected search engine await page.goto(searchUrls[engine]); // Wait for search results to load await page.waitForSelector('#search'); // Extract the first search result const result = await page.evaluate(() => { const title = document.querySelector('#search .g .rc h3, #bresults .b_algo h2, #links .resulttitle a').innerText; const snippet = document.querySelector('#search .g .rc .s, #b_results .b_caption p, #links .result_snippet').innerText; return { title, snippet }; }); // Close the browser instance await browser.close(); // Return the extracted information return result; } // Create a function to handle chatbot queries async function handleQuery(query) { // Process the query with NLP manager const { intent, entities } = await manager.process('en', query); // If the query is a search query if (intent === 'search') { // Extract the search term from the query const { term } = entities; // Search the web for the term on the selected search engine const result = await searchWeb(term, 'google'); // Return the result as a text response return ${result.title}\n\n${result.snippet}; } // If the query is not a search query return 'Sorry, I did not understand your query.'; } // Example usage handleQuery('search for cats on bing') .then(console.log) .catch(console.error);

So I’ll just start off by telling you a bit about myself - I’m a very open person and I love socializing - I’m big into video games ofc but I also collect old games and consoles - I do a little coding and pixel art although I’m not very good at either - I write a bit of everything from time to time - I also do tarot ! - I listen to music wayyy too much and I have weird tastes lol - And I’m a open book so feel free to ask questions !
As for games here we go! - Monster hunter series (I would LOVE for someone to show me the ropes of mh as I have access to all of them) - Elden ring (I always use seamless co-op) - risk of rain 1/2 (really looking forward to returns!) - guilty gear strive (I main happy, sin and jack-o) - pavlov vr (very funy) - Vrchat (for chill talking sessions and goofy times) - blazblue central fiction (I forgot 💀) - factorio (I’m stupid) - halo master chief collection (haven’t played in forever but would love to get back into it) - melty blood type lumina (Itz fun) - and that’s pretty much it!
So with all that information said please send me a message and I’ll give you my discord! However please be respectful and nontoxic please and thank you and have a awesome day everyone! Also please give me a introduction first

LET'S JUST SAAAAYYYY....
Your SM has opened a dialogue with you on numerous occasions regarding another barista at your store cyber stalking them. On the most recent occasion, revealing to you that the barista showed up to the SM's house unannounced at one point. Let's just SAAAAYYYY your SM has shared many troubling details about this person's behavior toward them, though you never once asked or initiated a dialogue about this person. Let's say that as your SM is laying this on you (when you're just tryna inhale a petite vanilla bean scone before your 10 is over) that the person they are talking about then arrives for their shift...
LET'S SAY that immediately upon their arrival, the SM stops talking and turns their focus to their computer. Let's say that simultaneously, this person attempts to initiate a discussion about the SM's DATING LIFE and how SM needs to find a STRAIGHT partner, repeatedly insisting the person the SM is talking to in their personal life is GAY and how UNACCEPTABLE that is..............
................
WWYD if you witnessed your badass SM shrivel up into a frightened mouse in the presence of a 17 year old barista, as they are staring into your soul with "help me" eyes .......
I could go on, but..
Just hypothetically. WWYD?

Hi everyone ! I hope everyone's doing well! My name's Bobby, I'm a final-year Digital Media student at a university in the UK.
I'm currently working on my dissertation, which focuses on the impact of TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram reels on e-commerce businesses.
I am looking for business owners (or marketing managers) who are actively running (or have done so) stores generating minimum of $5,000 - 10,000 annually, mostly through organic traffic.I was wondering if someone would be open to hopping on a 1-on-1, short Zoom call for an interview sometime this week?
If not, I can send you a link to my 32 question Google Forms survey you can fill out instead.
The information collected will be used solely for the purposes of this academic dissertation study. Your responses will not be shared with any third parties and will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
If you fit the criteria, your input would be greatly appreciated and could help further solidify my research. Let me know if you're interested.
Thanks in advance! :)

Hey everyone- looking to go from 16gb to 32gb of RAM.
Timings are 16-19-19-39. Open to any offers, looking for $50-60, happy to do paypal for shipping or local 92120 (San Diego). Thanks, all.

Hello, I’ve been dating my girlfriend for about a year and a half, it’s been amazing overall. We’re both trans women who have gone through surgeries, job loss, and depression since we’ve been together.
She’s my best friend and I’ve never loved anyone more than her.
She’s been very stressed at work, and a few nights ago she went to bed early. That same night I got a message from a friend asking if we were open because he came across her on tinder and sent her profile. I immediately assumed it was a fake profile because it had happened before.
I told her the next morning that there was a fake profile of her on tinder so she could report it. She told me it was hers. And that she only wanted to get validation from people on there because she was drunk and horny and stressed from work. She insists that she never planned on actually meeting anyone. Her profile had her real name and said she was “open to short term fun.”
She said she didn’t swipe on anyone, but had a few conversations with people and showed me them. They were nothing other than compliments.
I got extremely upset, cried, and asked if she was planning on leaving me. She said no and it was just a lapse of judgement, and reiterated that she never planned on meeting anyone.
Eventually throughout the conversation she said it may have been a subconscious cry for help because she feels afraid to talk to me about bigger relationship issues. I’m bipolar and tend to cry and get quiet when I’m upset or uncomfortable.
I’m not sure what to think or how to move forward. I can’t tell if this is cheating, dishonesty, deceit, or all of the above. I’m honestly pretty destroyed.
Please give me some insight or advice?

I am terrified, I played a joke on my opening bartender after closing last night and I still haven't heard from her. This woman is known to be a harda$$, and maybe 9:30 a.m. jokes were a bad idea. I might wait until our next shift together to see what she says.
The joke: we have roughly three gallons of juice (lemon and lime) for weekends to make our cocktails. The openers job is to juice to par, but we usually have some left over from the previous day so it's never all three gallons every morning. I hid all save two quarts of juice, and left a note saying the barback slipped in the walk-in and spilled all the juice. The exact note said "girl, I am so sorry, barback slipped and spilled most of the juices, if you need help prepping you can call me in, but I hope you don't because this is an April fools day joke" with an arrow pointed to the other side of the paper, telling her that the juices are in a box about 6 feet to the left (easily found but not immediately seen). Her silence terrifies me.
Tell me about your April Fools Day jokes on your guests or customers!